EP0611665A3 - System and method for assembling documents. - Google Patents

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EP0611665A3
EP0611665A3 EP93309140A EP93309140A EP0611665A3 EP 0611665 A3 EP0611665 A3 EP 0611665A3 EP 93309140 A EP93309140 A EP 93309140A EP 93309140 A EP93309140 A EP 93309140A EP 0611665 A3 EP0611665 A3 EP 0611665A3
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Jon Michael Banks
Jr Melvin Ray Clearman
James Campbell Colson
David Orga Craig
David Carl Loose
James Esin Varan
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H43/00—Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable
    • B65H43/04—Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, presence of faulty articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42C—BOOKBINDING
    • B42C19/00—Multi-step processes for making books
    • B42C19/04—Multi-step processes for making books starting with signatures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H43/00—Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/43—Gathering; Associating; Assembling
    • B65H2301/431—Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereof
    • B65H2301/4311—Making personalised books or mail packets according to personal, geographic or demographic data
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P90/00—Enabling technologies with a potential contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02P90/02—Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A method and system are provided for operating a document assembly system. Assembly is initiated of a set of documents in a sequence. Improper assembly is detected of a particular one of the documents. Assembly is reinitiated of a replacement for the particular document at a point along the assembly line being located after the entry point, in particular by customizing a generic document at the customization point. Assembly of replacement for the improperly assembled particular document is reinitiated after each preceding document in the sequence of the set is no longer being assembled. Further disclosed is a method of calibrating a document assembly system by sensing the activation of an activation element during operation of the document assembly line, and using the sensed activation for determining positional information. Further disclosed is a method of monitoring a document assembly system by producing supplementary quality documents after assembly of production documents has been initiated. The supplementary documents are selected out of a plurality of document types.
EP93309140A 1993-01-12 1993-11-16 Method for assembling documents Expired - Lifetime EP0611665B1 (en)

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US08/003,382 US5413321A (en) 1993-01-12 1993-01-12 System and method for operating a document assembly system
US3382 1993-01-12

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EP0611665A2 EP0611665A2 (en) 1994-08-24
EP0611665A3 true EP0611665A3 (en) 1995-01-18
EP0611665B1 EP0611665B1 (en) 1998-08-19

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JP (1) JP2549261B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE169871T1 (en)
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